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Some say baseball is too slow and doesn't appeal to young people. Not Frank Deford.

Baseball Isn't Dead; It Just Takes More Work To Appreciate

For years, non-baseball experts have been ringing the death knell for this game. But sports commentator Frank Deford says popular team games are so deeply ingrained in our culture that they're here to stay.

Boston In Collective Mourning After Marathon Attack

Bostonians mourned the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on Thursday.

Letters: Gun Violence, 'New Mind Of The South'

NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener comments on previous show topics, including the epidemiology of gun violence, what it means to be a 'Southerner' and going off the map.

Publishing Magazines For An 'Ambidextrous' Generation

The American Readeris a year old. The monthly literary journal is online and in print, but co-founder Uzoamaka Maduka says "it's all one magazine." The publication's staff has faith that readers want "deeper engagement" and strong editing, and they're hoping the free online content will entice their audience to pay for more.

Pharrell Williams Blurs Lines With Daylong Music Video

Multi-music hyphenate Pharrell Williams hit it big earlier this year with the song, "Blurred Lines," which he co-wrote. Now Williams has blurred the lines of what makes a music video. The 24-hour-long music video for his new single, "Happy," has people dancing and lip-synching down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles as the song loops over and over. Mimi Valdes, Williams' creative director, was on set for every day of the 11-day shoot, and she tells Robert Siegel and Melissa Block about the process.

The Rev. T.J. Jemison escorts Mary Briscoe (left) and Sandra Ann Jones from jail in Baton Rouge, La., on April 4, 1960. The two had been in jail as a result of lunch counter sit-ins.

Rev. T.J. Jemison Remembered As Civil Rights Movement Pioneer

Louisiana is paying tribute Friday to the Rev. T.J. Jemison, a strong and steady voice against unequal treatment for blacks in the Jim Crow South. Jemison helped organize a bus boycott in Baton Rouge in 1953 and later advised Martin Luther King Jr. and others on how to orchestrate the Montgomery boycott.

Coronavirus-related restrictions left many cities quiet during this year's New Year's Eve celebrations. New York City's Times Square was almost empty as a limited group of healthcare workers were invited to watch the ball drop in person.

U.S. Rings In New Year With Subdued Celebrations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged people find an alternative option for celebrating the holiday — with an aim to avoid large crowds and indoor gatherings.

A person participates in a rally Sunday for President Trump on 5th Avenue in New York City. Trump supporters and protestors clashed in Times Square, prompting nearly a dozen arrests.

11 Arrested In Clashes After Pro-Trump Convoy Passes Through NYC's Times Square

Skirmishes broke out after some counterdemonstrators yanked flags off vehicles – and some drivers and passengers got out of their cars.

In this image taken from video, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement to MPs in the House of Commons on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

'This Is The Moment When We Must Act': U.K. Government Imposes New Coronavirus Rules

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that pubs, bars and restaurants in England must close at 10 p.m. He also encourages people who are able to work from home to do so.

Traditional Diné medicine practitioner Jeneda Benally, pictured here with her daughter Dahi, is trying to preserve cultural wisdom in danger of being lost during the pandemic.

Navajo Nation Loses Elders And Tradition To COVID-19

COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting older tribal members throughout Indian Country. The deaths of these elders means the loss of ceremonies, stories, language and cultural wisdom.

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